A new study by a team of CCIS researchers that tested 17,260 Android apps does little to dial down fears about smartphones acting as spying devices. Here is a sampling of news coverage about the study.

7/10/19

Consumer Reports: Is Your Smartphone Secretly Listening to You?

7/3/19

Yahoo: Am I Being Paranoid or Is My Phone Listening to Me?

Fast Company: These are the sneaky new ways that Android apps are tracking you

12/10/18

Marketplace: Researchers say wireless companies are slowing down video streams

11/29/18

Ars Technica: How a phone app detected Sprint’s alleged throttling of Skype

11/15/18

TechDirt: Sprint Throttled Skype Without Telling Anyone… And Nobody Seems To Care Much

11/8/18

Los Angeles Times: Sprint is throttling Microsoft’s Skype service, study says

11/8/18

The Register: In news that will shock absolutely no one, America’s cellphone networks throttle vids, strangle rival Skype

11/8/18

The Gazette: Sprint is throttling Microsoft’s Skype service, study finds

10/26/18

NU News: The new iPhone comes out today. Is Apple slowing down your old device to make you buy the new one?

9/19/18

Boston 25 News: The ‘internet of things’: How much is it tracking you?

9/25/18

NU News: Is You Refrigerator Spying on You?

9/12/18

Tom’s Hardware: Surprise! Wireless ISPs Throttle Video Streaming

9/5/18

NU News: Are your apps spying on you? It depends.

8/20/18

NU News: Study: Apps don’t secretly record users, but some still collect private info

8/16/18

KJZZ: AP Investigation Finds Google Keeping Track of Users, Even When Asked To Be Left Alone

8/8/18

Extreme Tech: Apple Tells Lawmakers iPhones Don’t Spy on Users

7/20/18

Recode: Your phone is not secretly spying on your conversations. It doesn’t need to.

7/20/18

The Mac Observer: Two Researchers Examined Phone Spying. What They Found Won’t Shock You

7/16/18

Techstory: Researchers can track you without the help of GPS

7/14/18

CNBC: How GPS can track you, even when you turn it off

7/9/18

BostonInno: Are Phone Apps Spying on Us? This Northeastern Prof Thinks so (Choffnes)

7/7/18

Financial Express: How your phone may be spying on you (Choffnes, Wilson)

7/6/18

The Guardian: Thanks to Amazon, the government will soon be able to track your face (Hartzog)

7/5/18

PC Magazine: Apps Aren’t Listening to You, But They Are Recording Your Screen (Choffnes)

Activist Post: First of Its Kind University Study Proves Without a Doubt that Your Phone is Spying On You (Choffnes)

7/3/18

Techradar: Research claims some mobile apps are secretly recording your screen (Choffnes)

Gizmodo: These Academics Spent the Last Year Testing Whether Your Phone Is Secretly Listening to You (Choffnes)

Engadget: Research shows Facebook (probably) isn’t listening through your phone (Choffnes)